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Show FRIENDS RALLY TO KEEP CLARA OUT OF JAIL Many Signatures Attached to Bond Circulated Among Residents in Ardmore GREAT CROWD GATHERS TO GREET PRISONER Attorney Declares That Alleged j j Slayer of Millionaire Is Suffering Suf-fering From Exhaustion VRDHORE, Okla.; Dec. Mr- lara Smith Elainon, charged with murder in collection nii tho death of Jake i Hamon, millionaire mil-lionaire nil iium arrived hi rd-more rd-more at 12:09 rcloi this morning morn-ing from Juares. Mexico, where -be Rarrendcred ' Sheriff Buck Garrett "f Carter min several day- OjgO, ARDMORE, 'k)a.. Drc. 25. Mrs. c'lar.i Smith Damon. who rest.-d in 1 Fort Worth hotel last night before resuming re-suming her journey from Chihuahua; j City, Mexico, to answer to a charge ofj i murder in connection with the death, of Jak I-. Hamon, will arrive in Ard- i more frt noon today. , Attorney Charles A. Coakley, coun-;el coun-;el for Mrs: Hamon. arrived here early, ' this morning after having aceompa- j nle'd the Hamon party from El Paso to I'ort Worth- He declared that he left the party at Fort Worth In order J that he might prepare advance arrangements ar-rangements here for the preliminary hearing and bond for hi. client. OTAT1 Ol EXHAUSTION. 'Mrs. Hamon Is In a complete state 'of exhaustion unci her nerves are shat-I shat-I tared," Mr. Coakley said, explaining the stop-over at Fort WorUi This morning early, you may say. Mrs. Hamon will be ahle to finish the '.last leg of her trying ordeal. She Will 'reach Ardmnro at noon." j Reports of a threatened breach ln ; the plans which had been agreed nponl I before Mrs. Hamon surrendered were I emphatically ib-nled bv Ml Coakley. "Everything Is In harmony Mrs. Ha-aiou'S Ha-aiou'S slop over in Fort Worih was a ph8lca1 nedesslty and not due to any I rupQpxs in our plans.' hft sald I l inns ..i Mrs Damon's counsel call-1 ed for hep detraining at B station south I I Of Ardmore- and entering the city by motor car to avoid the crowds which j w.n expeoled to gather the depot.1 1 The magistrate, county attorney, bondsmen and other officials will be ready today to serve when Mrs. Ha- mon make her appearance. The circulation of a bond late yesterday yes-terday by Fred E Tucker. farmer . Oklahoma state senator and local real; estate man, to be tendered Mr- Ha-j mon when sh" makes her petition for ball resulted in affixing Of mans -IK natures, a few of whom represented wire estimated Bt between lour and, five million dollars. Mr. 'Dicker said llalc last nieht. Men prominent In the affairs of practically all professions iu , Ardmore ascribed as bondsmen. Friends of Mrs. Hamon as well as her counsel' are determined thai shej Shall not be placed ln jail. oo i |